Hebrew Interlinear

Amos 6:2 Interlinear

Pass ye unto Calneh and see ye to Hamath greater then go down to Gath of the Philistines be they better than these kingdoms greater or their border or their border

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1עִבְר֤וּH5674Passto cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
2כַֽלְנֵה֙H3641ye unto Calnehcalneh or calno, a place in the assyrian empire
3וּרְא֔וּH7200and seeto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
4וּלְכ֥וּH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
5מִשָּׁ֖םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
6חֲמַ֣תH2574ye to Hamathchamath, a place in syria
7רַ֥בH7227greaterabundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
8וּרְד֣וּH3381then go downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
9גַתH1661to Gathgath, a philistine city
10פְּלִשְׁתּ֗יםH6430of the Philistinesa pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth
11הֲטוֹבִים֙H2896be they bettergood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
12מִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
13הַמַּמְלָכ֣וֹתH4467than these kingdomsdominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
14הָאֵ֔לֶּהH428these or those
15אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
16רַ֥בH7227greaterabundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
17מִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃H1366or their borderproperly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
18מִגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃H1366or their borderproperly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed

Verse Context

Amos 6:1Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and trust in the mountain of Samaria...
Amos 6:2 (current)Pass ye unto Calneh and see ye to Hamath greater then go down to Gath of the Philistines be they better than these kingdoms greater or their border or their border
Amos 6:3Ye that put far away day the evil to come near and cause the seat of violence...

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